I don’t feel the need to prove myself to others, but to prove myself to myself.
We all need illusions. That’s why we love movies.
In Italy, the concept of the family is very important.
I’m a lucky person because I’ve been loved a lot. I have a great family.
People are very passionate in Italy. If you like something, you like something. If you hate something, you hate something. When you hate something, you are screaming.
I have no idea how I’m perceived in America because I don’t live the reality of America.
Time destroys everything.
Personally, I find it romantic not to be with someone all the time; you don’t get used to someone or take them for granted.
When you see a silent movie, you understand everything that’s going on from the images because the images are so strong.
I come from a Catholic religion, but I’m not Catholic.
When I have to go to Cannes, that is boring to me.
I live in Paris but I feel I am a daughter of Europe.
I’m not a movie star. I’m just an actress.
In acting process, it’s very difficult to explain. It’s something very intimate, very private.
Envy is human nature.
My career, at the moment, is very exciting, but love comes first because it balances me.
After love, the man sleeps, while the woman reflects.
Being an actress is the sublimation of feminity.
When I make an American movie it’s going to come out all over the world-it doesn’t happen the same way for an Italian film or a French film.
Irreversible is not glamorous at all. I try to do different things because I want to grow as an actress and I like to take risks.
In a couple, sometimes, one or both people have to give up their personal life, dreams and ambitions for the good of the family.